Learning Light
Second Floor, Gladstone Building,
1 St James Row, Sheffield, S1 2EU
Tel +44 (0)114 223 2442; Web www.learninglight.com
15th May
2006
Learning Light appoints four Board members
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has appointed to its Board of Directors:
Lorna Cocking, who becomes chair of LL. She has worked for Pearson
Education for 13 years, first as Publishing Director for UK Schools
and, over the last two years, as Director of Education. Her previous
roles combined publishing and education - particularly in open learning
contexts. She was Director of Open Learning at the University of
Sunderland and Publishing Director at the Open College.
Cocking has been a member of the Board of the British Educational
Communications and Technology Authority (Becta) since 1998. She has
recently served on two task forces: the Post-16 E-learning Task Force,
which produced the report, 'Get on with IT!', and the LSC's Distributed
and Electronic Learning Group. She is a member of the CBI's Education
and Training Panel and Committee, a Director of an Academy in Lewisham
and a member of the Goodison Strategy Group. She is a Fellow of the
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (RSA).
Helen Milner, who joins LL as a non-executive director. The Ufi's
Strategic Business Development Group, which she heads, covers
marketing, research and policy, and includes the team which
co-ordinates the learndirect advice service.
Milner, who has over 12 years experience of developing online learning
systems, joined Ufi in July 1999 as Head of Distributed Learning - the
team responsible for establishing a network of learning centres
throughout England, Northern Ireland and Wales. She was appointed
Director of Distributed Learning in April 2000.
She was previously the Project Director of the North East Ufi Pilot
Phase II and the ADAPT3 Ufi Project, which ran until the end of 2000.
She was also the project manager for the first Ufi pilot activity in
1997 to 1998 and has played an extensive role in helping to take
forward Ufi policy.
· Donald Clark has become a non-executive director of LL. He has been
involved in the e-learning industry for more than 20 years, designing
some of the first computer based learning programmes in the early
1980s.
Clark went on to co-found Epic Group PLC in 1986, now the UK's market
leader in e-learning. In 2001, Donald won the 'Outstanding Achievement
in E-learning Award' at the World Open Learning Conference (WOLCE), and
has taken Epic on to win numerous awards for business innovation and
for technology-based learning programmes and implementations.
Now retired from Epic, Clark recently joined the board of Ufi and
remains committed to e-learning and its potential to revolutionise the
access to and delivery of education for both individuals and
businesses.
Roy Butcher, who has been appointed a non-executive director of LL.
Butcher is Group Chief Executive of Clugston Group Ltd, a £100m
organisation with interests in construction, distribution, industrial
services and property development. He is also a Member of the Prince's
Trust Regional Council for Yorkshire & The Humber.
Butcher's career has developed via the finance route. After a time in
the brewing industry, he became Group Finance Director of ASD Plc, the
steel stockholding group.
He has held non-executive posts with ASD Plc and Galloway (Holdings)
Ltd and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Barrett Steel Ltd, a
steel stockholding group with an annual turnover of some £250m.
Supported by Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency for
Yorkshire, and the Humber and Objective 1 South Yorkshire, LL has a
nationwide - and international - remit to provide bespoke and
individual services to help both buyers and suppliers of learning
technologies. LL's current services include research, membership and
professional/consultancy services for those associated with e-learning.
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Notes for Editors:
About Learning Light Ltd
Learning Light is a non-profit organisation that builds relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners providing learner-centric information to encourage the growth of learning technologies. By sharing comprehensive research, highlighting successes and failures, Learning Light helps to promote the learning technologies community.
Learning Light provides bespoke and individual services to help both buyers and suppliers of learning technologies (e-Learning). Its current services include:
Research Services:
Providing access to expert insights, advice and guidance built on indepth research. Helping organisations to effectively implement learning technologies (e-Learning) and integrate them within their workflow processes.
Membership Services
Partnering with leading thinkers in the industry and providing a network for all interested in the field to share information, knowledge, insight, experience and expertise, through utilising online community tools, networking events, conferences and guru seminars.
Professional Services
Our highly experienced team offers organisations access to range of competitively priced consultancy services supporting buyers with the effective implementation of their learning technology (e-Learning) requirements. And, for suppliers, helping to provide a range of services to assist market awareness and generate growth.
In addition, Learning Light provides a comprehensive Professional Development programme to help Learning & Development professionals understand the significance of learning technologies in the workplace today and how to effectively implement them within the workflow processes of their
organisation.
Sheffield-based Learning Light is supported by Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency for Yorkshire, and the Humber and Objective 1 South Yorkshire.
Further information from:
Mark Pittaway / Kay Simpson, Learning Light, 0114 201 5703
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405
www.learninglight.com